List of Aligarh Muslim University alumni

The following is a list of notable Aligarh Muslim University alumni.

Actors and entertainers

• Javed Akhtar, Hindi/Urdu lyricist and scriptwriter.^[1]
• Naseeruddin Shah, Hindi/Urdu film actor.^[1]
• Saeed Jaffrey (OBE), Hindi/Urdu/English film actor ^[1]
• Habib Tanveer, Hindi/Urdu film actor and theater director ^[1]
• Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, Hindi/Urdu film director, novelist, screenwriter and journalist ^[1]
• Ali Sardar Jafri, Urdu poet, critic, hindi/urdu film lyricist ^[1]
• Anubhav Sinha,noted film director.

Authors and scholars

• Syed Zainul Abedin, founder of the Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs;^[2] father of Huma Abedin.^[3]
• Maulvi Abdul Haq, Urdu scholar.^[4]
• Salman Al-Azami, senior lecturer in English language at Liverpool Hope University.^[5]
• Agha Ashraf Ali, educationist, scholar and academic.^[6]
• Basharat Peer, journalist, author, and political commentator ^[7]
• Ishwari Prasad, historian, first graduate of Muhammedan Anglo-Oriental College.^{[8][9][10][11]}
• Akhtarul Wasey, academician and Padma Shri recipient ^[12]
• Raja Rao, author, professor, and Padma Bhushan recipient ^[13]
• Farhat Basir Khan, Media producer,media expert, pioneer of Indian modern media education, scholar, theorist, founder of academic institutions
• Akshay Kumar Jain, Journalist, former Editor of Navbharat Times and Padma Bhushan recipient
• K M Baharul Islam, Professor, Indian Institute of Management Kashipur and Fellow, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla

Heads of state and government

• Sheikh Abdullah, Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir State 1948-1953^[14]
• Muhammad Mansur Ali, Prime Minister of Bangladesh January 1975-August 1975^[1]
• Khan Habibullah Khan Marwat,(1901-1978), Justice (Retired), First ever Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan, Acting President Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1977–78). Former interior Minister & Minister for Kashmir Affairs, Deputy Speaker Legeslative Assembly One Unit.
• Mohammad muzamil, first Prime Minister of Pakistan 1947-1951^[1][15]
• Mohammad Hamid Ansari, Vice President of India from 2007^[1][16]
• Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry, President of Pakistan 1973-1978^[17]
• Mohamed Amin Didi, first President of Maldives January–August 1953^[1]
• Zakir Hussain, President of India 1967-1969^[1][18]
• Ayub Khan, President of Pakistan 1958-1969 (didn't complete his degree)^[1][19]
• Khan Habibullah Khan, acting President of Pakistan 1977-1978^[20]
• Nawab Hamidullah Khan, the last ruler of Bhopal^[21]
• Malik Ghulam Muhammad, Governor General 1951-1955; Minister of Finance 1947-1951
• Khawaja Nazimuddin, Governor General 1948-1951; Prime Minister of Pakistan 1951-1953^[1][22]

Politician

• Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, Pashtun Leader, Conferred with Independent India's Highest Civilian Honour Bharat Ratna ^[1]
• Khan Habibullah Khan, Justice (Retired) Peshawar High Court, First Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan, Acting President Islamic Republic of Pakistan (1977–78), Former Interior Minister & Minister for Kashmir Affairs, Deputy Speaker Legeslative Assembly One Unit.
• Mohsina Kidwai, Leader of Indian National Congress, Cabinet Minister Uttar Pradesh Government, Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) ^[1]
• P. K. Abdu Rabb, Member of Legislative Assembly, Minister in Kerela Government
• Azam Khan, Leader of Samajwadi Party, Member of Legislative Assembly (8 times), Cabinet Minister Uttar Pradesh Government (4 times) and Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)
• Rafi Ahmed Kidwai, Leader of Indian National Congress, Independent India's first Communication Minister ^[1]
• Mufti Muhammad sayeed,former CM of J&K

Scientists

• Mansur Hoda, scientist in the area of appropriate technology in India^[23]
• Kazi Mobin-Uddin, inventor of first inferior vena cava filter.^[24]
• Syed Ziaur Rahman, pharmacologist
• Azarmi Dukht Safavi, master of Persian literature, established Persian Language Research Center of the Aligarh University^[25] http://aligarhmovement.com/aligarians/s_z_qasim

Jurists

• Justice Saiyed Saghir Ahmad, Supreme Court of India ^[26]
• Justice Syed Murtaza Fazl Ali, Supreme Court of India; chief justice, J & K. High Court ^[27]
• Justice Baharul Islam, Supreme Court of India (1980-1983), Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court^[28]
• Justice Ram Prakash Sethi, Supreme Court of India ^[29]

Vice chancellors

• Abdul Aleem, Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University^[30]
• Abu Bakr Ahmad Haleem, first Vice Chancellor of Karachi University^[31]
• Sheikh Ahmad Hassan, Vice Chancellor of West Pakistan University of Engineering and Technology ^[32]
• Sahibzada Aftab Ahmad Khan, Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University^[33]
• Javed Musarrat, Vice Chancellor of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University^[34]
• Masud Husain Khan, 5th Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia, and Father of Urdu-Linguistics.

Sportsmen

• Akhtar Hussain, former field hockey player and Olympian ^[35]

*Zafar Iqbal (Field Hockey), Former Captain of Indian Hockey Team

Other

• Syed Babar Ashraf, Former General Secretary, All India Ulema and Mashaikh Board,^[36] and member^[37]
• Frank F Islam, entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist; head of the FI Investment Group; founder and CEO of the QSS Group^[38]
• Faizan Mustafa, Vice-Chancellor, NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad; Founder Vice-Chancellor, National Law University, Orissa^[39]
• Ashok seth,renowned cardiologist

References

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13. http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf
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16. Aligarh Movement. "Mohammad Hamid Ansari". Aligarh Movement. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
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25. , Indian university holds confab on Iran's mystic poet Mowlavi, 2 December 2012.
26. http://indianmuslims.in/obituary-justice-saiyed-saghir-ahmed/
27. http://law.amu.ac.in/introducingfaculty.html
28. http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/judges/bio/48_bislam.htm
29. http://supremecourtcaselaw.com/jus_rps.htm
30. http://www.milligazette.com/news/2602-toppers-of-amu-hall-honoured
31. Muhammad, Shan (2002). Education and politics : from Sir Syed to the present day : the Aligarh School. New Delhi: A.P.H. Pub. Corporation. p. 138. ISBN 8176482757.
32. http://www.pljlawsite.com/2014art39.htm
33. http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/k/kunjpura.html
34. "Javed Musarrat, new VC of Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University : PTI feed, News - India Today". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
35. http://www.careerindia.com/news/2013/06/18/aligarh-muslim-university-organizing-2week-hockey-camp-005431.html
36. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/a-cleric-who-could-have-redeemed-congress/article6006342.ece
37. http://maef.nic.in/CategoryContent.aspx?Id=94
38. http://m.timesofindia.com/india/Man-who-went-from-Azamgarh-to-Obamas-team/articleshow/46037118.cms
39. "Prof Faizan Mustafa is new VC of Nalsar". India Education Review.

External links

• Aligarh Muslim University official website